MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
28 May 1989
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:17.876 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:18.773 |
| 3 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:19.137 |
| 4 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:19.337 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:19.656 |
| 6 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:19.835 |
| 7 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.066 |
| 8 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:20.234 |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:20.505 |
| 10 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:20.601 |
| 11 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:20.859 |
| 12 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:20.873 |
| 13 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:20.888 |
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.888 |
| 15 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:20.943 |
| 16 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:21.031 |
| 17 | 40 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | AGS Ford | 1:21.031 |
| 18 | 20 | Johnny HerbertHER | Benetton Ford | 1:21.105 |
| 19 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:21.139 |
| 20 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:21.217 |
| 21 | 36 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Onyx Ford | 1:21.358 |
| 22 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:21.471 |
| 23 | 38 | Christian DannerDAN | Rial Ford | 1:21.696 |
| 24 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:21.716 |
| 25 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | 1:21.830 |
| 26 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:21.831 |